The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Mark 13:1-10, “As He was going out of the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, ‘Teacher, behold what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!’
2 And Jesus said to him, ‘Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left upon another which will not be torn down.’
3 As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew were questioning Him privately,
4 ‘Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are going to be fulfilled?’
5 And Jesus began to say to them, ‘See to it that no one misleads you.
6 “Many will come in My name, saying, “I am He, and will mislead many.
7 “When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be frightened; those things must take place; but that is not yet the end.
8 “For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will also be famines. These things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.
9 “But be on your guard; for they will deliver you to the courts, and you will be flogged in the synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them.
10 “The gospel must first be preached to all the nations.”

What our LORD Jesus said to His disciples (and to us!) in Matthew 24, He here repeats it in Mark’s gospel. “Oh, we’ve heard all of that,” some would say. Well, sports activities
are pretty similar to each other, but we don’t stop watching the games! The repetition of
Jesus’ answer regarding the Rapture and the Second Coming has intense purpose! He
wants us to grasp and learn its purpose just as we grasp other things in life.

In brief, the things Jesus said regarding His Coming, noted in Matthew’s Gospel, are precisely what He says in the passage above in Mark. You’ve heard two pastors preach sermons on the same subject and learned more from both than you learned from just one. It’s the same with Matthew and Mark.

According to the Scriptures, the very next thing to occur prophetically is the Rapture.
When Jesus comes in the clouds of the sky (1 Thes. 4:17), every person on earth, who
has been born again, will be caught up to meet Him in the air. No one will have an edge on anyone else. Christ died for all; and those who have confessed their sins to
Him, have been forgiven. That’s the “ticket” for meeting Him in the Rapture! Those
who have experienced physical death prior to the Rapture, will also arise from the grave and meet Jesus in the air.

Remember: none of our good works will help us in that hour! What church we attended
will not help us in that hour! How much we gave to the church or other Christian causes, will not help us in that hour. It all depends upon our relationship with Jesus –
our knowing Him and having trusted Him alone as our Savior!

I’ve attached a Chart and some comments below. Hopefully, these will help you to
further understand what is coming and why it’s important. What’s most important,
however, is that you are ready to meet Him when He comes!

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom